Some Evidence of Smooth Transition Nonlinearity in Colombian Inflation

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
105
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
E31, E52, C51, C22
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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